66. What is the length of a service protractor ?
(a) 6 inches
(b) 8 inches
(c) 20 inches
(d) 5 inches
Ans :- (a) 6 inches
67. What is the angle between true north and magnetic north called ?
(a) Magnetic Variation
(b) Back Bearing
(c) Forward Bearing
(d) None of these
Ans :- (a) Magnetic Variation
68. What is the width of a service protractor ?
(a) 2 inches
(b) 3 inches
(c) 6 inches
(d) 4 inches
Ans :- (a) 2 inches
69. What does LG stand for ?
(a) Light Ground
(b) Lower Ground
(c) Landing Ground
(d) None of these
Ans :- (c) Landing Ground
70. Which is not a type of north ?
(a) True North
(b) Magnetic North
(c) Grid North
(d) Star North
Ans :- (d) Star North
71. Which north does the compass arrow indicate ?
(a) True North
(b) Magnetic North
(c) Map North
(d) None of these
Ans :- (b) Magnetic North
72. How is the location of water represented on a map ?
(a) Sky blue
(b) Colorless
(c) Blue
(d) Both A and B
Ans :- (a) Sky blue
73. What is the full form of GPS ?
(a) Global Positioning Satellite
(b) Global Poisoning System
(c) Global Positioning System
(d) Great Positioning System
Ans :- (c) Global Positioning System
74. What is the purpose of map reading ?
(a) To know the location of the enemy
(b) To know the time
(c) Both A and B
(d) Neither A nor B
Ans :- (a) To know the location of the enemy
75. Which direction does the pole star indicate ?
(a) North direction
(b) South direction
(c) East direction
(d) West direction
Ans :- (a) North direction
76. What are the advantages of conventional signs ?
(a) Expensive
(b) Easy to make
(c) Both
(d) None
Ans :- (b) Easy to make
77. On a compass, markings are from ………… to ………… degrees ?
(a) 90° to 360°
(b) 180° to 360°
(c) 0° to 180°
(d) 0° to 360°
Ans :- (d) 0° to 360°
78. What does the color red represent on a map ?
(a) Water bodies
(b) Forest
(c) Land
(d) Man-made objects
Ans :- (d) Man-made objects
79. What is the back bearing of 190 degrees ?
(a) 30 degrees
(b) 10 degrees
(c) 90 degrees
(d) 60 degrees
Ans :- (b) 10 degrees
80. What does the color blue represent on a map ?
(a) Water bodies
(b) Land
(c) Forest
(d) Man-made objects
Ans :- (a) Water bodies
81. How many types of gradients are there ?
(a) 2 types
(b) 3 types
(c) 4 types
(d) 5 types
Ans :- (a) 2 types
82. What are North, South, East, and West known as ?
(a) Compass
(b) Cardinal
(c) Grid
(d) None
Ans :- (b) Cardinal
83. How many types of bearings are there based on North ?
(a) 2 types
(b) 3 types
(c) 4 types
(d) 5 types
Ans :- (b) 3 types
84. Which type of map shows different countries separated by a boundary ?
(a) Political map
(b) Natural map
(c) Economic map
(d) Thematic map
Ans :- (a) Political map
85. Magnetic bearing is measured from ………… ?
(a) Service protractor
(b) Scale
(c) Hand
(d) Compass
Ans :- (d) Compass
86. Which lines are in ascending order from bottom to top ?
(a) North lines
(b) East lines
(c) Solid lines
(d) Both B and C
Ans :- (a) North lines
87. At what degree is the North direction ?
(a) 90 degrees
(b) 0 degrees
(c) 180 degrees
(d) 120 degrees
Ans :- (b) 0 degrees
88. Which of the following is not a part of a compass ?
(a) Dial
(b) Eye
(c) Tongue
(d) Hairline
Ans :- (b) Eye
89. How many main directions are there ?
(a) 3
(b) 4
(c) 5
(d) 8
Ans :- (b) 4
90. What is a low hill of sand called in a desert or seaside ?
(a) Dune
(b) Plateau
(c) Mountain
(d) Mound
Ans :- (a) Dune
91. What does the color green represent on a map ?
(a) Vegetation
(b) Man-made objects
(c) Water bodies
(d) Landforms
Ans :- (a) Vegetation
92. What is a high area of land called, which is not as high as a mountain ?
(a) Dune
(b) Plateau
(c) Mountain
(d) Mound
Ans :- (c) Mountain
93. What is the R.F. of a map used in meters ?
(a) 1/5,000
(b) 50,000
(c) 1/50,000
(d) 5,000
Ans :- (c) 1/50,000
94. Who has a set of stick and compass in a navigation party ?
(a) Guide
(b) Assistant
(c) Recorder
(d) Scouts
Ans :- (a) Guide
95. What does the color black/red represent on a map ?
(a) Vegetation
(b) Man-made objects
(c) Water bodies
(d) Landforms
Ans :- (b) Man-made objects
96. How many figures can a Grid Reference have ?
(a) 4
(b) 6
(c) 8
(d) All of these
Ans :- (d) All of these
97. What are the pink/red lines running vertically and horizontally on a map called ?
(a) Grid
(b) Contour
(c) Northing
(d) Easting
Ans :- (a) Grid lines
98. In which direction is bearing always measured ?
(a) Clockwise
(b) Anti-clockwise
(c) Any direction
(d) No direction
Ans :- (a) Clockwise
99. How can the correct north be found at night without a compass ?
(a) Through a temple
(b) Through an Eidgah
(c) Through the pole star
(d) Through tree leaves
Ans :- (c) Through the pole star
100. What is the bearing measured from grid lines on a map with the help of a service protractor called ?
(a) Grid bearing
(b) Magnetic bearing
(c) True bearing
(d) None of these
Ans :- (a) Grid bearing
101. If the bearing is 40 degrees, what will be the back bearing ?
(a) 210 degrees
(b) 220 degrees
(c) 120 degrees
(d) 110 degrees
Ans :- (b) 220 degrees
102. What is the back bearing of an object at 70 degrees ?
(a) 250 degrees
(b) 110 degrees
(c) 290 degrees
(d) 200 degrees
Ans :- (a) 250 degrees
103. Heights on a map are shown through brown lines, which are called ………. ?
(a) Grid
(b) Easting
(c) Northing
(d) Contour
Ans :- (d) Contour
104. Which figure is mostly used for Grid Reference ?
(a) 4
(b) 8
(c) 6
(d) 10
Ans :- (c) 6
105. How is distance measured on a map ?
(a) Through a compass
(b) Through a service protractor
(c) Through a scale
(d) None of these
Ans :- (b) Through a service protractor
106. What is the most accurate way to determine your position on a map ?
(a) Resection method
(b) Inspection method
(c) Compass method
(d) A or C
Ans :- (d) A or C
107. What is the topmost part of a hill called ?
(a) Peak
(b) Crest
(c) Mound
(d) Plateau
Ans :- (a) Peak
108. What is the angular difference between Grid North and True North called ?
(a) North Convergence
(b) Grid Convergence
(c) Magnetic Convergence
(d) Compass Convergence
Ans :- (c) Magnetic Convergence
109. How many types of scales are there ?
(a) 5 types
(b) 2 types
(c) 6 types
(d) 3 types
Ans :- (d) 3 types
110. What is a geographic representation of land on paper called ?
(a) Land
(b) Paper
(c) GPS
(d) Map
Ans :- (d) Map
111. What is the back bearing of 255 degrees ?
(a) 77 degrees
(b) 453 degrees
(c) 177 degrees
(d) 55 degrees
Ans :- (a) 77 degrees
112. Which map is available as a mobile app ?
(a) Battle
(b) Google
(c) Political
(d) Apple
Ans :- (b) Google
113. What does the brown color on a map represent ?
(a) Vegetation
(b) Man-made objects
(c) Water bodies
(d) Landforms
Ans :- (d) Landforms
114. Which method is used to determine one’s position on a map ?
(a) Inspection method
(b) Compass method
(c) Resection method
(d) All of these
Ans :- (d) All of these
115. What is the full name of the Service Protector ?
(a) Service Protector Mark A
(b) Service Protector Mark-III A
(c) Service Protect Mark-III A
(d) Service Protection Mark-III A
Ans :- (b) Service Protector Mark-III A
116. What method is used to identify objects from the map to the ground ?
(a) Map to Ground
(b) Ground to Map
(c) Both A and B
(d) None of these
Ans :- (a) Map to Ground
117. What is used to measure Grid Bearing ?
(a) Compass
(b) Scale
(c) Service Protector
(d) None of these
Ans :- (c) Service Protector
118. What is it called to locate an object on the ground on a map ?
(a) Ground to Map
(b) Map to Ground
(c) Both A and B
(d) None of these
Ans :- (a) Ground to Map
119. What does the blue color on a map represent ?
(a) Water bodies
(b) Man-made objects
(c) Vegetation
(d) Landforms
Ans :- (a) Water bodies
120. What information is on the top part of a map ?
(a) Publication name
(b) Map number
(c) Scale
(d) Both B and C
Ans :- (d) Both B and C
121. What is the full name of GPS ?
(a) Global Position of System
(b) Global Positioning Systematic
(c) Globe Positioning System
(d) Global Positioning System
Ans :- (d) Global Positioning System
122. What is the steep, highly sloping area of a rock called ?
(a) Dune
(b) Plateau
(c) Mountain
(d) Mound
Ans :- (d) Mound
123. Which line number is taken first while taking GR ?
(a) Contour Line
(b) Northing Line
(c) Easting Line
(d) Grid Line
Ans :- (c) Easting Line
124. What is the area of the plain hidden from view due to ups and downs in the land called ?
(a) Dune
(b) Dead Ground
(c) Mountain
(d) Mound
Ans :- (b) Dead Ground
125. Up to how many degrees can we forgive with our hands ?
(a) 12°
(b) 8°
(c) 1°
(d) 19°
Ans :- (d) 19°
126. What is the line that meets the high points of the mountain called ?
(a) Dune
(b) Plateau
(c) Mountain
(d) Mound
Ans :- (b) Plateau
127. What is the depressed ground between the target and the viewer called ?
(a) Low Ground
(b) Dead Ground
(c) Broken Ground
(d) Plane Ground
Ans :- (b) Dead Ground
128. Which is not a part of the liquid prismatic compass mark ?
(a) Mild Ven
(b) Dial
(c) Prism
(d) Thread
Ans :- (d) Thread
129. In which direction does the needle of the precise compass point when hung freely ?
(a) Magnetic North
(b) Grid North
(c) True North
(d) None of these
Ans :- (a) Magnetic North
130. Which chart is used for night marching ?
(a) Night March Chart
(b) Control Chart
(c) Growth Chart
(d) Day March Chart
Ans :- (a) Night March Chart